| Cohocton River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Cohocton River in New York State.  Cohocton River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Western New York |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Tabor Corners, Livingston County |
| • coordinates | 42°39′26″N 77°31′56″W / 42.65722°N 77.53222°W[1] |
| Mouth | Chemung River |
• location | Painted Post, Steuben County |
• coordinates | 42°09′07″N 77°05′25″W / 42.15194°N 77.09028°W[1] |
| Length | 58.5 mi (94.1 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 474.3 sq mi (1,228 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Campbell[4] |
| • average | 467 cu ft/s (13.2 m3/s)[4] |
| • minimum | 8 cu ft/s (0.23 m3/s) (September 6, 1934)[4] |
| • maximum | 41,100 cu ft/s (1,160 m3/s) (July 8, 1935)[4] |
The Cohocton River, sometimes referred to as the Conhocton River,[1] is a 58.5-mile-long (94.1 km)[2] tributary of the Chemung River in western New York in the United States. Via the Chemung River, it is part of the Susquehanna River watershed, flowing to Chesapeake Bay. The name "Cohocton" is derived from an Iroquois term, Ga-ha-to, meaning "log floating in the water" or "trees in the water".[5]
New York State Route 17 follows the valley of the river along much of its route through Steuben County. The river is a popular destination for fly fishing.
- ^ a b c "Cohocton River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 8, 2011
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USGS_Cohoctonwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d "01529500 Cohocton River near Campbell, NY, Water Data Report 2013" (PDF). National Water Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1918–2013. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. pp. 206–207. ISBN 9781404751552. Retrieved April 18, 2016.